Holiday & Tourist Guide and Lifestyle Magazine Spirit of Fuerteventura - Ed 27. Find here a brief review about the articles in this edition.
Welcome to Spirit of Fuerteventura - Editon 27
Dear reader - visitor or resident - congratulations! You made it through the 1st half of the difficult year 2012... and now you're here to enjoy your well-deserved holiday or, for the residents, the best half of the year: many visitors, long days, nice temperatures and lukewarm sea water. But, during August - October, there is a lot more to go for on this lovely island and it doesn't have to cost you an arm and a leg.
- Our annual impressive meteor showers in our pitch black skies, if you take the effort to go out on a remote place (see further on our BiDi - Fuerteventura page), - Try our local specialities: Goat cheese, gofio, papas arrugadas, tomatoes from Tiscamanita, Fuerteventura Olive oil, grilled peppers, mojo sauce, and last but not least the fresh local fish, grilled or from the oven in a salt crust, - Sportive events: Kayak, Biking, Int'l Open Deep Sea Fishing, Coast 2 Coast, Lobos - Corralejo swim contest, FudeNaS Biking, Int'l 1/2 Marathon Dunas de Fuerteventura, MTB Marathon. (see www.fuertebook.com), - Hiking & Biking on off-track roads to enjoy nature, views, rolling waves... and silence. - and, of course, the traditional "Places-to-Visit" which are briefly described in this magazine and in more detail on our website www.spiritoffuerteventura.com
Michel
Beauty & Wellness - Fuerteventura: Evolution, Health and Synthetic Chemistry.
It took nature 4 billion years to come to an almost well-balanced equilibrium between all living organisms and their environment. More, all living organisms have been developed and thrive by the influence their environment is putting upon them.
Trends do change with time. Some return, some disappear, but the ones that provide real added value will persist. A modern home is subject to constant change, a play with classic fundamental values that always will be, and highlights that always will change.
People & History - Fuerteventura: The Sheperd´s Leap
The Canarian Pastor (or Shepherd's) Leap is a tradition of the Canarian Islands and consists of using a long wooden pole to cross the countryside and to jump over gulley’s and cliffs. The origins of salto del pastor may date back to the Guanches, the aboriginal inhabitants of the islands prior to the Castilian conquest period of the early 15th century. In the past all kinds of people used this pole to walk across the fields
Micro-immune therapy (MIT) - a bridge between complementary and conventional medicine of the 21st century. The MIT uses highly diluted immune specific substances - which are common to our own body - like Cytokines and specific nucleic acids, etc to communicate specific information to our immune system.
Beauty & Wellness - Fuerteventura: Modern Industrial Food
How to prevent its negative effects. Bad and imbalanced nutrition behaviour with a high content in saturated fats, refined and industrially prepared products with lots of additives like preservatives, stabilizers and dyestuffs, can lead to long-term health problems.
Beauty & Wellness - Fuerteventura: Aloe Vera Fresca
Everybody talks about Aloe Vera and you literally can buy it on each corner of the street, including in "bazaars" where they are on display between slippers and other "stuff". But there are major differences in Aloe Vera. These depend on the type of Aloe Vera plant, its maintenance during growth and - last but not least - the processing into the final product.
Nature & Science - Fuerteventura: Shooting Stars over Fuerteventura
Shooting Stars over Fuerteventura! There are still a couple of events on earth that are for free: rain, wind, sunrise, sunset... and shooting stars! In the second half of the year they are prominent and Fuerteventura allows you to take maximum advantage of it, as you can easily find a dark place.
Dear Reader, it has come to our attention that, although the QR Scanning Codes that we generate for our customers' advertisement are 100% operational, some types of scanning software can have difficulties in reading those codes. The reason - we found out - is that there are major differences in scanning software quality. We therefore suggest that you download your compatible scanning software from www.getscanlife.com, even if you already have a build-in software application on your mobile or tablet. Our experience with this provider is that their software runs very well on all types of systems. The Spirit Team.
Fuerteventura Guide for Mobiles & Tablets.
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